Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Ghagon Guru Ghagon Guru is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code 144527. The 2011 Census counted 501 people in 101 households, the 218th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 501 people (2011) - 101 households - 86.5% literacy - 144527 PIN code ## Ghagon Guru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghagon Guru is 144527. Ghagon Guru falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code 144527 - Gram panchayat Ghagon--Guru - Community development block Garhshankar - Census village code 032046 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghagon Guru from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ) 41 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghagon Guru? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagon Guru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bora - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghagon Guru known for? The main crops are wheat. About 86% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghagon Guru Of every 100 households in Ghagon Guru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Ghagon Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 71% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 29% 38% - Tap water 84% 67% - Drinking water within premises 92% 82% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 36% 52% - Use banking services 97% 84% - Television 91% 86% - Mobile phone 77% 77% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 38% 47% - Car / jeep / van 7% 9% - None of these assets 2% 4% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghagon Guru? ■ Ghagon Guru · ■ Garhshankar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.5% 81.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 890 - Working population 27.5% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 23 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 38 (28%) · ■ Household industry 7 (5%) · ■ Other work 65 (47%) · ■ Marginal 5 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar - Fatehpur Khurd 517 people - Mehrowal 515 people - Chambal Kalan 509 people - Raniala 505 people - Nangal 498 people - Khabra 492 people - Chak Gujjran 488 people - Makhangarh 484 people All 297 villages in Garhshankar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghagon Guru? 144527 - How far is Ghagon Guru from Hoshiarpur? 41 km by road - What is the population of Ghagon Guru? 501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghagon Guru in? Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghagon Guru? 86.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/ghagon-guru/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.